This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The tense of the entire stanza is past and the aspect is perfective which figuratively suggests that Richard Cory no longer exists in the present of the speaker.The stanza is dominated by harsh consonant sounds, which is another clue for the reader not to expect a better tomorrow.The richness of the main character is one of the primary concerns of the stanza as the words ‘crown’, and ‘imperially’ relate to the concept.The entire stanza is dominated by end-stops, which is unique for poems which have abrupt conclusions where the main character faces an unexpected death.The first stanza functions as a quatrain which has the standard ‘abab’ rhyming scheme.The word ‘slim’ conveys that Richard Cory is gracefully thin, which enhances his visual appeal.‘Imperially’ denotes that Cory is redolent of a sovereign.‘Clean favored’ means that Richard Cory appears to be neat and respectable.Thus, the rudimentary judgement on Richard Cory is obvious, so it is better not to have higher expectations on him as a contradictory reality is eminent soon of the poem. Note that the judgement of the people on the pavement is fundamentally based on what they see (Sole/Crown).The ‘crown’ metaphorically refers to the apparent sovereign of the recipient whereas the homophonic pun of ‘sole’ relates to his ‘soul’.Sole to crown suggests ‘from feet to head’.In other words, their judgement is based on the appearance of Cory. The people on the pavement judges that Cory is a gentleman only by looking at him.The prevailing past tense affirms that ‘He’ no longer exists.The group of people looking at Richard Cory suggests that attempt to form an opinion on him.The pronoun ‘we’ generalizes the poverty-stricken community. ![]() The pavement on which “we people reside figuratively reveals their low standards of living.“We people” indicates the collective voice represented by the 1st person narrator.The constant visits of Richard Cory to the central business area of the city suggests that he is a businessman. Down town is the commercial area of a city.‘Went’ is a past tense verb, and it suggests that Cory no longer goes ‘down town’.Note the harsh consonant sounds associated with the name of the cynosure.It suggests that Cory constantly goes ‘down town’ ‘Whenever’ means ‘at whatever the time’ or ‘every time’.The topic of the poem is “Richard Cory”, and it sets a limitation that the literary work singularly revolves around the main character Richard Cory.The narrator is a singular character who dwells on the pavement of ‘downtown’, yet projects a collective voice and opinion of the general working poor. It is dominated by end-stops which is common in death/suicide poems. Richard Cory’ is a structured poem of four quartans. The narrative voice casually exaggerates his judgement based on the appearance which ultimately concludes be a mere prejudice. The poem revolves around the one and only significant, masculine character called Richard Cory. At the same time, it functions as a lyric poetry as it is a formal poem in the first person narration which expresses ones tempestuous emotions. ‘Richard Cory’ is a based on the style of prose fiction as the content is fictitious and is revealed using vernacular language. ![]() The “bread” functions as an allusion to the economic depression during which many survived by eating old bread. ![]() It is composed during the panic of 1893 when the United States was suffering a severe economic depression, which is the very reason behind the tragic end of E.A Robinson’s lover’s husband. The poem Richard Cory is based on the thoughts of Herman Robinson’s wife, Emma on her husband.
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